CD-Charts Position 51
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Brazilian Duos

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Luciana Souza

Release Date May 14, 2002
"Brazilian Duos" is Desert Island music for me. I.e., if I were to be marooned on a desert island with only a few CDs, it would be one I would choose. Of all my Brazilian music (I speak Portuguese and have quite a few), this is the one that gets the most play. The craftsmanship of everyone involved with this album is immaculate. Luciana's voice is gorgeous, her enunciation crisp, her arrangements charming. The guitarists are equally amazing.

Depending on what you've heard, you may have to broaden your concept of Brazilian music. This is intimate music, just one voice and one acoustic guitar, almost more in the way of chamber music. No drums, no backing choirs, etc. If Luciana Souza were to sing for you, in your living ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 52
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Brazilliance, Vol. 1

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Laurindo Almeida with Bud Shank

Release Date May 07, 1991
BEFORE THERE WAS JOBIM, GILBERTO, OR GETZ, THERE WAS THIS MUSIC, WHICH WOULD LATER BE COINED BOSSA NOVA MUSIC. RECORDED IN 1953, THIS RECORDING WAS AT LEAST TEN YEARS AHEAD OF ITS' TIME. GREAT ALBUM, IF YOU LIKE THIS YOU HAVE TO GET VOLUME TWO AS WELL.

CD-Charts Position 53
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Nothing Will Be as It Was...Tomorrow/Everyday Everynight

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Flora Purim

Release Date July 25, 2006
After a long wait, EVERYDAY, EVERY NIGHT, I longed to replace my scratched vinyl; finally I get this marvelous work of fine art. THIS IS JACO AT HIS BEST, NO DOUBT. The musicians line up could n't be better: Airto, Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Herbie Hancock, Lee rit, Harvey Mason (at is finest...)Michel Colombier, Castro Neves (sutil guitarra) y de Souza (fabulous Tbone) Just give an ear to the magic atmosphere of HOPE or Blues Ballad: I Still Miss you Francis Pastorius III. magnificent sound, good translation to CD format, good work at COLLECTABLES.
I'm still playing CD 2 over and over so wait some days for mi opinion on Disc I.

CD-Charts Position 54
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Bossa Nova

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: John Pizzarelli

Release Date April 27, 2004
I liked John Pizzarelli and bossa nova before I found out about this album, so buying it was a natural choice for me. Brazilian music is some of the most beautiful made in the world, and Pizzarelli respects that tradition while blending it with his unique style. If you're a fan of bossa nova looking for something new, or a jazz listener in need of a mostly lighthearted summery album, pick this up.

Favorite track - Waters of March, a classic Brazilian bossa nova done with a good translation.

CD-Charts Position 55
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Bounce

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Terence Blanchard

Release Date August 05, 2003
If I wanted to listen to smooth jazz I would just find the lame station here in NOLA
Mr. Blanchard suns one in live venues, but the last few longplayers have slud down to
dis and not ever going to rebound. Please Mister throw us something like real Jazz??

CD-Charts Position 56
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Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Stan Getz

Release Date June 03, 2008
This is my favorite Getz bossa nova album. Almeida is excellent throughout, and his guitar is better recorded and more up-front than Charlie Byrd's on Jazz Samba.

I don't care for the vocals on Getz/Gilberto, and for me Getz works best without vocalists in any case--he is the vocalist. Almeida also has a voice here that's ear-catching, far more so than Byrd on Jazz Samba. I like Jazz Samba as well, but on this album, the players overall "get" the music a bit better (perhaps because it features more Brazilian musicians than Jazz Samba).

So if you like your Getz bossa nova w/o vocals, I'd suggest you start here and then check out Jazz Samba and Jazz Samba Encore--that has some vocals, but they're very good.

CD-Charts Position 57
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Joao Gilberto

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: João Gilberto

Release Date December 19, 1997
The best Gilberto album (one of the best Brazilian albums of all time), stripped down to his voice, his guitar, and light hi-hat/percussion. It's sublime, it's enduring and timeless, it's a desert-island disc, it has opened the ears of musicians and fans alike for many years. Stop reading and buy it.

CD-Charts Position 58
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Gil e Jorge

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben

Release Date May 19, 1992
great album. i've got a few jorge ben albums that i love. I have gil's eletracustico, but i didn't get a real sense of gil's style until i heard this album. it's worth your time.

CD-Charts Position 59
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The Brasil Project

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Toots Thielemans

Release Date July 28, 1992
I love both the harmonic playing of Thielmans and Brazilian jazz. So combined one would expect something interesting. This album is good but he does a much better job in II, his second Brasil Project album; This first project drags a bit in comparison and does not have the same energy. But still good listening.

CD-Charts Position 60
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Jazz Moods: Brazilian Romance

CD-Charts > Music > Brazilian Jazz
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 16, 1999
There's some excellent music on this CD. I'm not very fond of compilations, unless they are somehow the "complete" music of a musician, but this one deserves five big stars. I just knew some of the artists represented here, Charlie Byrd, Marian MCPartland, but the rest of the performers offer outstanding renditions of barzilian music. The sound quality is top notch. So, if you want to relax and change your mood into a jazzy summer breeze, this is the right CD.